Christmas away from home help!

Leinad
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:25:22 +0000

This will be the first year we will not be home on Christmas in the snowy northeast. We will be visiting DS(24) who lives and works in San Antonio. Our DD is 15 and of course gets very excited for Christmas as well as our DS. Our extended family is spread out so our last 8-10 years we have always had the day to ourselves and spent it locked in our house with all the traditional Christmas activities - just the four of us.

We are going to Texas for Christmas week and will spend a few days in SA before driving to South Padre Island for 4 nights and staying in a condo on the beach. I plan on bringing the stockings, Christmas lights and of course presents. Does anyone have any ideas or experience in making Christmas away from home seem just as festive? We will cook in some favorites as well as dine out. I think I may be over thinking this. Help!